Finally there was a chance to play a World Open in England. I had drawn Arron Frankcomb world number 42 in the 1st round of the 64 draw. For the first 2 games i played like i did in the last 2 games of saudi qualification, error free very accurate squash. Read the rest of this entry »

All the best players outside the top 23 in the world arrived at my home base, Millfield School, where the qualification for the Saudi Arabian ATCO Open took place. Outside of the World Open, this is the strongest event on the calender offering a $250000 prize fund. The largest to date. Read the rest of this entry »

I entered this tournament as preperation for the World Open. However when i got back from playing in Paris i played a practice match with the World Junior Champion, and training partner Mohammed El Shorbaggy. Read the rest of this entry »

Well my first Major Tournament of the New Season began well in Paris i managed to beat the world number 20 (Miguel Rodriguez), 3-1. My confidence on the glass court is growing all the time. I then had a very tough 3-0 with the England number 1 and current world number 3 James Willstrop. I was not able to convert a game point in the first which was crucial to the outcome of the match. It was great to finally get into the new season.

Well last week i joined the rest of the England squad for our first Summer training outing at the national sports centre in Lilleshall.

It was great to catch up with the boys, and after nearly 7 months, to see Nick Mathew back hitting the ball again. Hes not far off his peak form. Our first day consisted of mainly fitness testing and on court drills. The fitness testing is very individual and out results are not compared against eachother. Put it this way the best squash players usually do the worst on the Bleep test!

The squads are only a 2 day meeting . The second day was very squash specific, with on court drills (technically based), and then round robin matches in the afternoon.These are always 100% competitive amongst the boys. After this we all go our seperate ways back to our main training bases which are all over the country.

My father asked me if i would go to the Dutch Junior Open and scout for some talent for his academy at Millfield school. And boy did i find some talent! Read the rest of this entry »

I have just witnessed the battle of all battles, Rafael Nadal is my modern day sporting hero.

He has the heart and determination of a lion. I feel blessed to have been able to see that live spectacle! Absolute genius.

If anyone needs a motivational pick me up then i suggest they watch Nadal as much as possible! Congrats RAFA!

Well ive just completed a very tough week of training, working physically and more importantly technically. Im am really looking forward to catching up with a few friends and perhaps hit the beach on my rest day on Sunday. Everyday i feel stronger and im certainly alot more relaxed. Im reaching the dizzy heights of Satori!

Im going to be uploading some new action photos soon.

Hi Fans, i have just finished my first phase of my summer preperation with the last couple of days, training with Alister Walker. I m feeling very relaxed and  strong. As of today the 2nd instalment of training begins.

Hi fans, i played a fantastic exhibition today at Millfield school with Alister Walker. I managed to win 11-7 in the fifth. This comes on top of 3 weeks very hard training. Im very happy with my off season plan.